Persons of Interest

May 12 2024 66 ep. 47 mins 52
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Persons of Interest is a podcast featuring interviews with interesting people doing interesting things. Diving into careers, personal stories, life lessons, and more. Hosted by Derrick Docket (@ddocket).

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Paul Oren

May 12 2024 60 mins  
Paul Oren, of the Victory Bell, and lecturer at Valparaiso University shares his experiences and insights covering Valpo athletics and his journey in sports journalism. From starting at the Northwest Indiana Times to launching his own platform on Substack, Oren discusses the challenges and joys of covering high school and college sports, the impact of the pandemic on his career dec

Mike Williams

Feb 18 2024 40 mins  
Mike and Derrick discuss the challenges and rewards of working in college sports, balancing family life with professional commitments, and Mike's love for bobblehead collecting. Mike expresses his dedication to team sports, reflects on his 20-year career, and emphasizes the importance of relationships in shaping his journey in sports communication. Follow Mike on Twitter/X: @IS

Chris Schnabel

Feb 04 2024 51 mins  
Chris shares his unique journey from hosting a college radio show to starting his own podcast, originally called 'Offstage Radio,' later evolved into 'Mad Props.' He explains his shift from a rigid, question-answer format to a more conversational and organic approach to podcasting. Chris also talks about the importance of engaging social media platforms in promoting

Steve Wilson

Jan 19 2024 26 mins  
Steve's Bio from wwuowls.com: Steve Wilson joins WWU from Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, where he has led the athletic department since 2019. Under his leadership, the Coyotes twice won the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Commissioner's Cup, in 2020 and 2021, and won seven KCAC championships. Kansas Wesleyan also grew its athletic department under Wils

Martin Kilcoyne

Nov 08 2023 57 mins  
In this podcast, Martin talks about the Morning Grind and his radio experiences, the relationships he's developed with various coaches and athletes his own podcast projects and more. Martin's bio from Fox2Now.com: Martin Kilcoyne is the Sports Director at FOX-2, a position he’s held since 2002. He joined the station as a Sports Reporter in July, 1997. He is a 5-time Emmy

Shelby Hild

Sep 03 2023 42 mins  
I didn't realize it until Shelby said it while we were recording, but I've known her for 10 years now. This episode is a little different because I'm having a conversation with someone that I know but we still discuss some things about each other that we didn't know. Shelby works at Baylor University in the athletic department, serving as director of communications

Snubbed: Bears Basketball Roundtable

Aug 26 2023 67 mins  
In this special episode, Derrick is joined by fellow Missouri State alums Kevin Agee, Kevin Grogan, and former Bears Basketball player Anthony Shavies. Their discussion focuses on the 2005-06 Missouri State Men's Basketball team that was left out of the NCAA tournament with a 21 RPI. This episode was inspired by Wyatt Wheeler's series about the 2005-06 Missouri State Basket

Corey Riggs

Aug 17 2023 45 mins  
I think of Corey Riggs as a "swiss army knife" of sports broadcasting. He has experience on TV and radio, on and off the screen, in front of and behind the camera. From his own Twitter/X bio, he is a "Sports Announcer/Prod/Dir in SWMO. Proud Webb City native & Missouri State grad (SMSU on my diploma). Find me on ESPN3, MC22, MAVTV, Missouri State radio & more

Eric Wieberg

Jul 28 2023 39 mins  
Eric's bio via NABC.com Eric Wieberg joined the NABC staff in May 2016. As Director of Communications and Digital Media and as the primary NABC spokesman, Eric leads all public and media relations efforts for the NABC including strategic messaging, press releases, media appearances, member communication, and event media operations. He also oversees the NABC’s digital, conten

Jeff Bidwell

May 25 2023 38 mins  
About Jeff Bidwell (via RacerBasketball.com) "I started covering the Murray State basketball programs in 2002. After 20 years of following the Racers around, I retired from my television career. Now I’m back and ready to pick right up where I left off — and hopefully be better than ever. My greatest athletic achievement is being accused by a viewer of jumping on the dog pi